Basin fitting



Feb. 21, 1939. A. T. HAGr-:RTY

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Claims.

The present invention relates to wash basins of the type commonly employed in railway passenger cars and has as its principal objects the following: To provide afhousing which eiectively seals the opening above the faucet and drain equipment; Lto yprovide a housing which is adapted to carry the faucet and valve operating levers, but at the same time having a smooth, regular outer surface; to provide a combination housing and leverassembly in ywhich the levers are quickly and easily secured to the housing in proper alinement; to provide a housing having the above characteristics and in addition one affording a smooth covering for the water spout; and to provide .a housing which vis devoid of cracks and seams so as to minimize the opportunity for dirt to accumulate.

Further `and other objects and advantages will become apparent as thedisclosure `proceeds and the description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 lis a plan view of a preferred form of the basin fittingshowing itinstalled on a basin;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the basin fitting taken on Vthe line .2--2 of Fig. lthrough a water faucet;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical .sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of'l'ig. 1 and showing the complete drainassembly;

Fig.4 isaiplan View of a modified form. ofthe invention mounted on a sheet metal basin and showing the housing `provided with an extension for covering the spout;

iFig. 5 `is an end elevational viewvof `the form shown in Fig. 4 with the vmetal basin in section and showing the method `of securing vthe faucets to a metal basin;

Fig.` 6 is .an enlarged vertical sectional view taken through the center `lines of the faucets on the line `66 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 isa vertical sectional view taken through the spout on the line 'I-T of Fig. 3 and showing the means `for securing the spout to the basin;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the housing and lever attachment shown in Fig. 6 illustrating how the levers are secured to the housing; and

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional View taken on the 30 line 9-9 of Fig. 6. a

Particular embodiments of this invention are chosen only for the purpose of illustration and description as required by Sec. 4888 of the Revised Statutes and the appended claims are not ;5 intended to be limited thereby but are to be construed as broadly as the state of the prior art will permit.

Referring now to `the Agures:

The reference character l5 represents a Wash basin of the type generally used in railway ,passenger cars which includes a bowl I6 and a slab l1 having a flange 22 forsecuring the `basin to the Wall. An `elongated opening I8 (Fig. 1), is provided kfor receiving the usual hot and cold water faucets 4I9 and -20 respectively and the drain operating mechanism generally indicated at 2l.

A housing being of such shape and propor tions as `to extend beyond vthe dimensions of the opening yI8 rests on the surface of the wash basin l5. The open side of the housing is boundedby a iiange 26 having a -groove 55 for receiving a quantity of sealing compound such as putty 21 so that the-opening i8 may be effectively sealed on the upper surface of thebasin Through the top face ofthe housing 25apertures 28, 29 and 3D are provided to receive the hot water lever 3|, the drain lever 32 and the cold water lever 33, respectively. These levers are pivoted to the housing which in vturn is -secured in place by means `of bolts drain casting at 23 and 42li respectively.

'Ihe levers `3|, 32 land 33 are provided with fulcrum openings to receive a shaft 56 as sho-wn in Figs. -8 and -9 and the shaft in turn is received by a numberof slots 5.1 `in the projections 58 extending inwardly from the inner `face of the housing 25. The :purpose of the slots is -to properly aline the shaft `with reference to the apertures 28, 29 and 30 and-obviouslythe results can be obtained `lay-other means, such, for example,` asa plurality-of lugs spaced longitudinally of the housing and adapted to act as `guides `for alining theshaft 56. A number of washers 59 are secured to the projections 58 by `means of bolts `lill threaded into the projections as shown in Fig. `9, these Washers -being so shaped that they extend over the shaft 56 securing the same to the housing. The hot and cold -water levers are held fin `closed 4position by means of `springs 6l and 62 which surround the shaft 55 and engage the lower portion of the levers as shown at 53 and the inner face of the housing at 64. This method of securing the levers to the housing is especially adaptable to use in a railway passenger car since the assembly is easily mounted on a basin and always readily removable; and furthermore, the substantial lack of cracks and seams is a great aid to maintaining cleanliness.

Referring to Fig. 2, reference character 36 indicates a faucet body of the usual type being 34 and 35 threaded into the faucet and g threaded at its lower end to receive a water pipe 31 and containing a valve body 38 having a valve seat 39 at its lower extremity, a valve cap` 40 and a valve spring 4| for urging the valve cap against the valve seat 39. The valve is operated by means of the lever 33 through a Valve stein 42 which is threaded into a valve cap 40 as shown at 43 and a washer 44 is inserted between the valve stem and the valve seat. The cap 40 is provided with the usual washer 45. The valve body 38 is screwed into the faucet body as shown at 46 and is forced into a resilient washer 41.

As shown in Fig. 3 the hot and cold water faucets discharge into a port 48 which extends longitudinally of the casting comprising the faucet and drain and the water discharges through a single spout 49 into the bowl I6.

This spout is secured to the faucet casting by means of bolts 65 and 66 as shown in Fig. "I and a washer 61 is. provided to prevent leaks.

The bowl is provided with the usual drain 50 extending downwardly from a hole 5I in the lower portion of the bowl and comprises broadly a drain valve 52 operated by a drain lever 32 through a series of links, shafts and yokes generally indicated at 54.

The drain operating mechanism consists of a flexible shaft 19, one end of which is secured to a lever plunger 1I which engages a yoke 12, and the other end of which is secured to a lever stem 13, the flexible shaft being enclosed in a casting 14. Screw caps 65 and 66 provided with washers 61 are employed to seal the upper and lower ends of the casing, respectively. A lever link 15 at one end is pivoted to the operating lever 32 as shown at 16, and at the other end is pivotally secured to the stem 13 as shown at 11. The entire drain operating mechanism, consisting of the drain lever 32, the link 15, stem 13, shaft 10 and the plunger 1l, is removable as a unit by merely removing the housing and lever assembly 25.

The yoke 12 is pivoted to the drain body 5D at 18 and is so designed as to be received by the aperture 19 in the stem 80 of the drain valve 52. As is readily seen in Fig. 3, when the lever 32 is moved to the left a force is applied through the series of links and shafts to the yoke 12 so as to raise the left hand arm of the yoke 12 thus lifting a valve 52 from its seat. On reversal of the lever, the valve is reseated. The drain body 5D is inserted in the bowl opening 5I and is sealed in place by means of a gasket 8l forced against the bottom of the bowl when the drain body is screwed into the bowl flange 82.

The casting comprising the hot and cold water faucets I9 and 29 is provided with flanges 83 and 84 which engage the sink slab l1 as shown in Fig. 6. A pair of brackets 85 adapted to engage the under side of the slab I1 are employed to secure the castings to the basin, and cooperate with the flanges 83 and 84 to act as clamps when the bolts 86 and 81 are drawn up into the casting.

As shown in Fig. 6 the faucets are secured to a basin of vitreous material which necessarily is of greater thickness than that required of a metal basin but obviously this invention is applicable equally well to a metal basin as shown in Fig. 5. For this purpose it is necessary to use a pair of brackets of the type shown at 88 having a U section rather than the flat plates shown in Fig. 6. The application of these brackets is no different, however; they serve the same purpose as do brackets 85.

The housing 25 may be of a variety of shapes as for example, elongated as shown in Fig. 1, with a cut-out portion 89 to t around the spout 49, or as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the housing may be provided with an extension 99 adapted to shield the spout 49 from view, resulting in giving a pleasing appearance and providing a cover which is devoid of cracks and seams. This latter form is especially advantageous as it has all of the favorable characteristics cf the form shown in Fig. 1 and in addition minimizes the opportunity for the accumulation of dirt.

I claim as my invention:

1. An elongated housing having a plurality of apertures through its upper face, a plurality of inwardly extending projections along its inner face, a U-shaped slot in each projection a valve operating lever extending from each of the apertures and having a fulcrurn opening, a shaft extending through the fulcrum openings of the levers and recessed in the slots, means for securing the shaft in the slots, and a plurality of springs surrounding the shaft and each arranged to engage a lever so as to urge it into the closed position of the valve.

2. A basin slab, an openlng in the slab, a faucet body in the opening having a flange extending therefrom for engaging the top of the slab, a bracket for engaging the lower surface of the slab, means for securing the bracket to the faucet body, a housing for covering the opening, and means for securing the housing to the faucet body.

3. A housing having an aperture in its upper face, a lever extending from the aperture and having a fulcrum opening, a shaft inserted in the fulcrum opening, a plurality of notched projections spaced along the inner face of the housing for receiving the shaft, and means for holding the shaft in such notches.

4. An elongated housing having a plurality of apertures in its upper face, a plurality of lugs spaced along its inner face, a lever extending from each of the apertures having a fulcrum opening, a shaft extending through the fulcrum openings of the levers and held in alinement with the apertures by the lugs, and means for securing the shaft in such alinement.

5. A housing, a lever, and means for securing the lever to said housing including a shaft and a plurality of lugs spaced along the inner face of the housing for alining the shaft, and means intermediate the lugs for holding the shaft in place.

ANDREW T. HAGERTY. 

